Crimson&WhiteGecko
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It is fair to say that the coaching element has been upgraded at this point...no need to eleborate about that . But what about the team itself? And why?
My two cents worth:
A TIE between :arrow: Better Attitudes & O-line play.
First, I cannot attest to how dedicated these guys were to practice & keeping focused during the game. I'm not there on the sidelines or in the huddle (duh). But I did see tongues dragging & a whole lot of crazy celebration (usually on the D-side) when it just wasn't warranted. Hopefully CNS 4-quarter program will take care of most of it.
My biggest thing about players is that I want people who have bigger heart than talent :arrow: they are the folks who win the closely/evenly matched games.
Second, the O-line execution had a few bright spots but let me stress...a few. O-line execution was the # 1 reason why we had redzone problems. Ya see, if a O-line is dominant they can move the ball no matter where they are on the feild... it is that simple. If a team will not respect our run game, well they prepare for the pass & that makes scoring w/ the pass much more tougher in the red zone than any where else. We all know that we could move the ball to the redzone at will w/ most folks but once we reached that opponents 20, ;sh .
This will be the real test to me about CNS coaching caliber along w/ the O-line coach. CNS has the same guys from last year. If we see great improvement then I will feel real good about the long & short term of CNS tenure.
Thats my take on things, what about you?
My two cents worth:
A TIE between :arrow: Better Attitudes & O-line play.
First, I cannot attest to how dedicated these guys were to practice & keeping focused during the game. I'm not there on the sidelines or in the huddle (duh). But I did see tongues dragging & a whole lot of crazy celebration (usually on the D-side) when it just wasn't warranted. Hopefully CNS 4-quarter program will take care of most of it.
My biggest thing about players is that I want people who have bigger heart than talent :arrow: they are the folks who win the closely/evenly matched games.
Second, the O-line execution had a few bright spots but let me stress...a few. O-line execution was the # 1 reason why we had redzone problems. Ya see, if a O-line is dominant they can move the ball no matter where they are on the feild... it is that simple. If a team will not respect our run game, well they prepare for the pass & that makes scoring w/ the pass much more tougher in the red zone than any where else. We all know that we could move the ball to the redzone at will w/ most folks but once we reached that opponents 20, ;sh .
This will be the real test to me about CNS coaching caliber along w/ the O-line coach. CNS has the same guys from last year. If we see great improvement then I will feel real good about the long & short term of CNS tenure.
Thats my take on things, what about you?